Trunk-drawer locking mrans



' March 11 1924. 1,486,242

F. J. GREENE TRUNK DRAWER LOCKING MEANS Filed y 15. 1922 INVENTOR. W},

ATTORNEYS.

Fatented Mar. 11, W24.

FEEDER-ICE J. GREENE, OF EACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 GREENE MFG. CO., OF BACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

TRUNK-DRAVIEB. LOCKING MEANS.

Application filed May 15, 1922.

To all 207mm may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. GREENE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of W'isconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Drawer Locking Means, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trunk drawer locking means.

It is desirable in wardrobe trunks having a drawer section to provide a means for conveniently looking all of the drawers in closed position to prevent movement thereof during transportation, and also to prevent surreptitious removal of the contents of the drawers when the trunk sections are in open position.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a construction which will accomplish the above mentioned features and overcome the stated objections.

A further object of this invention is to provide a trunk construction in which a bar is used for locking the drawers in closed position when one of the drawers is locked.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk drawer locking means in which all of the drawers are locked by a single lock.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk drawer locking means in which the lock used for locking one of the drawers is also utilized for locking the other drawers of the trunk section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk drawer locking means which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose de scribed.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved trunk drawer locking means and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claim and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the front portion of a drawer section of a trunk provided with the improved locking means;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the im Serial No. 560.918.

proved bar for locking the drawers in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the bar engaging members; and

Fig. is a perspective view of the lower bar engaging member.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates the drawer section of a wardrobe trunk provided with a plurality of drawers 6 and 6 which are slidably supported upon rail members 7 mounted within the trunk section. Pull handles 8 on each drawer are provided for convenience in opening the drawers.

Side portions of the drawer section are reinforced and connected together by transverse bars 9 and 9 and to the upper side of one of these bars is mounted an outwardly extending arm 10 having a transversely extending slot 11 formed therein. The entrance opening 11 to said slot is of less width than the length of the slot.

Secured to and projecting outwardly from the bottom portion of the drawer section is another arm 12 which is provided with an.

elongated opening or eye 13 extending vertically therethrough for receiving the lower reduced end portion 1a of the drawer locking bar 15. Said bar 15 medially of its length has its opposite edges 16 cut away to narrow said portion and permit it to freely enter the entrance opening 11 of the arm 11 so that when so entered and then moved upwardly to position the wider portion of the bar in the slot 11, there will be a locking engagement between said bar and the arm 10. Before connecting the parts just mentioned, the lower reduced end portion 14 of the bar is extended through the eye 13 of the lower arm 12 and slid downwardly or upwardly to register the cut away portions 16 with the entrance opening 11 of the upper arm 10. The upper end of the bar 15 is bent inwardly and downwardly at right angles to form a hook shaped lock portion 17 which is adapted to hook over the upper transverse bar 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 when the upper drawer 6' is in open position. When said drawer is in closed position the hooked end 17 is maintained in locked position. A look 18 provided with said drawer locks the drawer in closed position and also locks the locking bar and the other drawers in closed position.

A. handle 19 projecting outwardly from said bar 15 is provided for convenience in handling said bar.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trunk drawer locking means is of very simple construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

The combination with a trunk seotion having cross bars and drawers between some of said bars, of a means for locking the drawers in closed position, comprising an eyed arm. projecting from a trunk part, an elongated slotted arni projecting from one of the cross bars and having a narrow entrance to its slotted portion, a locking bar extending in front oi the drawers and enter ing the eye of the eyed arm and the slot of the slotted arm and having an upper downwardly turned hooked end which extends over and downwardly on the inner side of one of the cross bars, a medial portion of the locking bar being of less width than the other portion to permit the bar to lockingly enter the elongated slot of the arm and to be moved upwardly to locked position, and another trunk drawer having a locking means and positioned above the hooked end of the bar and having a front plate, the lower edge of which engages the bar to hold the hooked portion in locked position and is further provided with a bottom which is raised. above the lower edges of the drawer sides and front plate to provide a space to permit the locking bar to be raised and dis engaged from the cross bar and the arms when the said drawer is slightly withdrawn.

ture.

FREDERICK J. GREENE.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- 

